Dissemination

ROTURA launches a new issue dedicated to Visual methods for investigating communication from creative and multimodal perspectives

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The new issue of ROTURA – Journal of Communication, Culture, and the Arts (Vol. 6, No. 2, 2026), published by CIAC – Center for Research in the Arts and Communication with funding from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), is now available on the OJS platform.

This new issue is dedicated to the theme Visual Methods for Investigating Communication from Creative and Multimodal Perspectives, with a special issue edited by Alba Marín Carrillo, Fernando R. Contreras Medina, Ricardo Ignacio Prado Hurtado, and Charles-Alexandre Delestage. The Varia section is edited by the permanent editors Susana Costa, Ana Filipa Martins, and Patrícia Dourado.

Creative and transdisciplinary approaches

This Thematic Dossier brings together contributions that explore visual creation as a methodological tool in communication research. Through multimodal perspectives, sensory approaches, visual ethnography, and participatory methods, the articles discuss topics such as artificial intelligence in the social sciences, 360° video, urban spatiality, and the ethics of representation.

The Varia section also includes works on artistic expressions in the Chinese context, intersections between AI and art (Midjourney), temporary housing in the Algarve, cultural mediation in urban markets, fact-checking in Southern Europe, and the visibility of athletes on social media.

ROTURA is a biannual Open Access journal with no submission or access fees, governed by rigorous scientific peer review processes (double-blind peer review).

More information here.

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